{"id":34226,"date":"2018-08-28T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T15:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/classicalguitarshed.foureyes.com\/?p=34226"},"modified":"2020-10-22T07:19:57","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T14:19:57","slug":"tq-albert-schweitzer-moon-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/tq-albert-schweitzer-moon-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Albert Schweitzer on Attention and Gratitude in Daily Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday Quotes are short explorations of music, life, and the daily endeavor of practicing classical guitar.\u00a0 Find more here<\/a>. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.\u201d
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Albert Schweitzer<\/em><\/p>\n

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As we progress as musicians, we tackle the big new pieces. We learn the new finger acrobatic exercises. We challenge ourselves in new ways and at new levels.<\/p>\n

And this is good. We need to ride the edge of \u201chard, but not too hard\u201d to get better. And this includes learning pieces that stretch us.<\/p>\n

But as we focus on the future and dive into large projects (or large for us, where we currently are), it\u2019s easy to forget what Schweitzer calls \u201cthe flowers that bloom at our feet\u201d.<\/p>\n

These are the treasures we can enjoy right now, in this moment.<\/p>\n

We can be grateful for the opportunity to explore such a beautiful instrument, and such beautiful music. We can note the joys of feeling our fingers on the strings. We can relish the current \u201cproblem<\/a>\u201d or challenge.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to become so focused on the end result, that we forget to actually hear the sound<\/a> coming out of our instrument.<\/p>\n

This is a duality we can work on. We can learn to hold both sides: first, the moonshots and horizons, and second, the magic and marvel of daily practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tuesday Quotes are short explorations of music, life, and the daily endeavor of practicing classical guitar.\u00a0 Find more here. Enjoy! \u201cIn the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.\u201d Albert Schweitzer As we progress as musicians, we tackle the big new pieces. We learn the new finger acrobatic exercises. We challenge … <\/p>\n

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